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'''Nvidia''' is a corporation specializing in graphics processors and embedded processors.<ref>http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html</ref> | '''Nvidia''' is a corporation specializing in graphics processors and embedded processors.<ref>http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html</ref> | ||
| − | With more than 100,000 employees, in the United States alone, Nvidia is the largest GPU manufacturer, closely followed by [[AMD]].<ref>http://store.nvidia.com/store/nvidia/en_US/pd/productID.112921700?resid=TzlYCAoHArEAAGRpJ24AAAAd&rests=1329158152095</ref> | + | With more than 100,000 employees, in the United States alone, Nvidia is the largest [[Graphics Processing Unit|GPU]] manufacturer, closely followed by [[AMD]].<ref>http://store.nvidia.com/store/nvidia/en_US/pd/productID.112921700?resid=TzlYCAoHArEAAGRpJ24AAAAd&rests=1329158152095</ref> |
==Controversies== | ==Controversies== | ||
| − | Nvidia has been accused of copying,ad verbim, ATI's architectures, such as the 1950xt and their 4800 series, as | + | Nvidia has been accused of copying,ad verbim, ATI's architectures, such as the 1950xt and their 4800 series, as well as some older cards such as the ATI RAGE, copied into the Nvidia GeForce 9001 series.<ref>legal.gc.ca/cases/ATI_vs_Nvidia_Corporation</ref> It has also been accused of recycling it's designs, and simply renaming them.<ref>^ 9800GT Product Specs., "Hexus.net" (Retrieved November 9, 2008.)</ref> |
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* [[Apple Inc.]] [[Mac OS]] for [[Apple Macintosh]] | * [[Apple Inc.]] [[Mac OS]] for [[Apple Macintosh]] | ||
* [[Mobile device]]s: [[Smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer|tablets]] | * [[Mobile device]]s: [[Smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer|tablets]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* [http://www.intel.com/technology/timeline.pdf Sixty Years of the Transistor - Intel] | * [http://www.intel.com/technology/timeline.pdf Sixty Years of the Transistor - Intel] | ||
* [http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/tuomi/ The Lives and Death of Moore's Law] | * [http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_11/tuomi/ The Lives and Death of Moore's Law] | ||
| + | * https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/06/10/prism-yes-they-can | ||
| + | * https://prism-break.org/en - "Opt out of global data surveillance programs like [[PRISM]], [[XKeyscore]] and [[Tempora]]. | ||
| + | * https://www.eff.org - "Leading the fight against the [[NSA]]'s illegal [[mass surveillance]] program"<ref>"Organization formed in 1990 to maintain and enhance intellectual freedom, privacy, and other values of civil liberties and democracy in networked communications. Publishes newsletters, Internet Guidebooks and other documents, provides mailing lists and other online forums, and hosts a large electronic document archive. Contact: info@eff.org. 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1914. Tel: (415) 436-9333. Fax: (415) 436-9993. Executive Director: Sheryl Steele."</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:05, March 17, 2021
Nvidia is a corporation specializing in graphics processors and embedded processors.[1] With more than 100,000 employees, in the United States alone, Nvidia is the largest GPU manufacturer, closely followed by AMD.[2]
Controversies
Nvidia has been accused of copying,ad verbim, ATI's architectures, such as the 1950xt and their 4800 series, as well as some older cards such as the ATI RAGE, copied into the Nvidia GeForce 9001 series.[3] It has also been accused of recycling it's designs, and simply renaming them.[4]
See also
- Moore's Law
- Microprocessor: Computer, CPU, Arithmetic logic unit, Integrated circuit, Transistor, Semiconductor
- Silicon Valley: Intel, AMD (AMD64), IBM, Motorola, Texas Instruments, Atari, Nvidia
- IBM, HP, Dell and Microsoft Windows
- Apple Inc. Mac OS for Apple Macintosh
- Mobile devices: Smartphones and tablets
References
- ↑ http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html
- ↑ http://store.nvidia.com/store/nvidia/en_US/pd/productID.112921700?resid=TzlYCAoHArEAAGRpJ24AAAAd&rests=1329158152095
- ↑ legal.gc.ca/cases/ATI_vs_Nvidia_Corporation
- ↑ ^ 9800GT Product Specs., "Hexus.net" (Retrieved November 9, 2008.)
Additional Reading
- Sixty Years of the Transistor - Intel
- The Lives and Death of Moore's Law
- https://charlescarrollsociety.com/2013/06/10/prism-yes-they-can
- https://prism-break.org/en - "Opt out of global data surveillance programs like PRISM, XKeyscore and Tempora.
- https://www.eff.org - "Leading the fight against the NSA's illegal mass surveillance program"[1]
- ↑ "Organization formed in 1990 to maintain and enhance intellectual freedom, privacy, and other values of civil liberties and democracy in networked communications. Publishes newsletters, Internet Guidebooks and other documents, provides mailing lists and other online forums, and hosts a large electronic document archive. Contact: info@eff.org. 454 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA 94110-1914. Tel: (415) 436-9333. Fax: (415) 436-9993. Executive Director: Sheryl Steele."